I have just returned from a lovely break in Gozo kindly organised by AEGEE Malta.
Gozo is Malta's sister island and the second largest island in the archipelago. It is home to 31,000 people and is known as Ghawdex (pronounced 'aw-desh') in Maltese.
Around 50 of us (international students) left the University Residence on Friday evening to go to Cirkewwa to catch the ferry. The crossing was quite rough and everyone was pleased to set foot on dry land.
Once at Mgarr, Gozo a coach took us to our new home for the weekend: Tal Fanal apartments in Ghasri.
The committee then organised a BBQ and drinks by the pool before bed.
Breakfast was served at 9am and we left Ghasri at 10am for a day of sightseeing. Our first stop was Ta'Pinu Sanctuary. (www.tapinu.org)
We visited the Citadella in the capital Victoria which was renamed by the British government in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee although Gozitans still refer to the capital by its old name Rabat derived from the Arabic for suburb.
A narrow street near the Citadella.
A view from the Citadella.
A view through a peephole in the bastions.
Gate near the Cathedral.
A Gozitan bus - Grey and red as opposed to the yellow and orange buses found in Malta.
The Azure Window - as used in the film The Count of Monte Cristo
Leaving Gozo on Sunday morning.
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